Method of making wire-glass.



A. J. BALDWIN. METHOD OF MAKING WIRE GLASS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. 1905.

PATBNTBD MAR. 3, 19%."

ARTHUR J. BALDWIN, or EAST ORANGE, NEW'JERSEXn mrrron or MAKING WIRE-GLASS. I

No. sso',772.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. BALDWIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, county of Essex, State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Method of Making-Wire-Glass, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had tothe drawing accompanying and forming part of the same. 4

My invention relates to the -manufacture of sheet glass having a reticulated strengthening structure embedded therein, the product being known commercially as wire glass and has for its object to provide a process which will produce such lass rapidly and in a thoroughly efficient and economical manner.

The invention will be more readily understood when explained in connection with the accompanying drawing, which shows in section a simple and convenient apparatus for practicin my method.

A and are two rollers, driven at the same peripheral speed and spaced apart a distance somewhat greater than the thickness of the desired sheet of lass. Over the latter roller passes a strip of wire fabric C, drawn from any suitable supply thereof, as for example, the roll D. Between the two rollers is deposited a mass of plastic glass E, which, by the action of the rollers A and B rotating in the direction of the arrows, is rolled out into a sheet, as at F, with'the wire fabric on the outer side thereof. Adhering to the roller A the sheet F is carried down to a rolling surface, in the present instance a table G, moving in the direction of the arrow with a lineal speed equal to the peripheral speed of the co-acting roller. The-table G and roller A are spaced apart a distance equal to the thickness which the finished sheet is to have. It will be remembered that the sheet F,

having been formed between the rollers A and B is considerably thicker than this; hence when it enters the space between the table and its cooperating roller a portion of the glass is progressively forced through the meshes of the wire fabric and banks up below the same, as at H. This mass of glass is carried under the roller A by the forward movement of the table G, and is rolled out into a layer on the wire fabric 0, fresh additions ofglass being constantly made to the mass H in the manner already described,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 21. 1905- Serial No. 270.802-

that is, by being forced through the meshes of the wire fabric by the ressure of the roller A. The finished plate of glass, with the wire fabric embedded therein is shown at I.

The relative distance between the rollers I A and B, and the roller A and tableG, have an important bearing on the operation of the machine. In general it may be said that with the latter space or distance equal ,to

one-half the former, the wire fabric will be eet I, while increasing the disposite effect; so that it is only necessary to properly proportion the distances between the rollers. and between the table and the roller which cooperates therewith, to produce. practically any desired result as'regards the position of the wire fabric the finished sheet.

It is not alwa s force glass throng fabric to produce the mass H, since if ,the glass of the sheet F is plastic enough it will pass of its own weightthrough the meshes and hang from the sheet .in the form of convex masses. As these come under the roller A and in contact with the table they are flattened out and formed into a smooth layer uponthe wire fabric. Additional glass may be forced through by the action, of the roller and table as alread described. This method of passing glass through the meshes of the fabric, that is, by the actlon of gravity, I do not claim specifically herein.

It is to be understood of course that the apparatusdescribed herein is merely a .con-

venient' one for practicing, in 1 invention,

necessary to actually chine for performing it.

hat I claim is:

1. The method of making wire glass,

which consists in forming a sheet of glass with a wire fabric .on one surface thereof, progressively subjecting all portions of the sheet equally to pressure, to force a portion of the glass through the Jneshes'of the fabric, and simultaneously'forming said portion of laser-into a smooth uniform layer on the fabric, as set forth.

the meshes of the wire a The m etho of making wir gliiss, and, sinduitaneously form the siaid pdrtiqn whichcons ists in for u on a roller a I into a, uniform smooth layer on the fabric, sheet of glass with a We fabric on the} outer as set forth.

surface thereOf,' (and progressively passing ARTHUR J. BALDWIN. 5 the said sheet between the. said roller and Witnesses:

another rollingp surfac'e to force a portion of EDWARD T. MAGOFFIN,

the glass thl'QilghjhG meshes of th fabric I S. S. DUNHAM. 

